The activists approached the police on November 10 seeking permission to hold a march on November 17 in the city’s central business district. In response, the police on Monday denied the grouping the authority to march, saying they did not follow the proper procedures. In Harare, the police blocked the #Munuwesemuroad demonstration and in a letter dated, 12 November, 2016, Officer Commanding Harare central district, Chief Superintendent Chizemo JT, directed the demonstrators to cancel their planned march.

The convenor of the umbrella body, Abigale Mupambi, criticised the police decision and said they would be approaching the courts to have the ban overturned.